The Ancient Cities of the New World Being Travels and Explorations in Mexico and Central America From 1857-1882

CHAPTER III.

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THE INDIANS 35

El Salto del Agua—Netzahualcoyotl—Noche Triste—Historical Jottings—Chapultepec—Indians—Chinampas—Legends—Anecdote—Mexican Museum—Tizoc’s Stone, or Gladiator’s Stone—Yoke and Sacrificial Stone—Holy War—Religious Cannibalism—American Copper.